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AP Government Chapters 11-12
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09/09/2012

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38. ideological interest group
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Political orginization that attracts members by appealing to their political convictions or pronciples
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39. incentive
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Something of value one cannot get without joining an orginization
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40. material incentive
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Many things valued in monetary terms
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41. political cue
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A signal telling a legistator what values are at stake in a vote, and how that issue fits with his or her own political views or party agenda
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42. public-interest lobby
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An interest group whose efforts significantly benefit nonmembers
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43. purposive incentive
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A benefit that comes from serving a cause or principle
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44. ratings
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Assement of a legistator's voting record on issues important to an interest group
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45. social movement
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A widley shared demand for change in some aspect of the social or political order
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46. solidary incentive
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The sense of pleasure, status, or companionship experienced in small groups
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CHAPTER ELEVEN VOCABULARY
CARDS 38-46
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CHAPTER TWELVE VOCABULARY
CARDS 47-57
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47. advertsarial press
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The tendancy of the national media to be suspicious of officals and eager to reveal unflattering stories about them
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48. background stpry
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A public official's statement to a reporter that is given on condition that the official not be named
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49. blog
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A series, or log, of discussion items on a page of the internet
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50. equal time rule
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An FCC regulation that if a broadcaster sells time to one canidate, it must sell equal time to other canidates
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51. feature stories
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Media stories about events that, though public, are not reuularly covered by reporters
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52. insider stories
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Media stories about events that are not usually made public
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53. loaded language
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Words that imply a value judgement, used to persuade a reader without having made a serious arguement
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54. routine stories
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Media stories about events that are regularly covered by reporters
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55. selective attention
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Paying attention only to those news stories with which one already agrees
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56. sound bite
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A radio or video clip of someone speaking
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57. trial balloon
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Information leaked to the media to test public reaction to a possible policy
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